she used to be robert john ludwig who spent most of his life knowing he was a woman inside. >> your body doesn't match your spirit. and you search and search for what that thing is. and then when you finally become educated enough to understand what's afflicting you, uhm, you can decide to do something about it. >> reporter: ludwig completed a gender change operation back in july. her proudest moment lately was last friday with a team escorted her to an east bay court and a judge stamped a new birth document declaring her a woman. >> when she came to us asking if we were would go to her tort court date of course, we want to make a point to show them that we want her on the team. she deserves to be on the team. >> he said granted. i turned to my players and i said, let's play ball, y'all. >> it's a great situation. i mean, it's a courageous situation on her part to come back. >> reporter: support has been an issue. >> nobody to turn to. like so many other people who are transgender, uhm, you get lost. there are people who don't understand. i don't understand the question. i understand the